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(adverb) : līmō, , v. 1. limus
* Fin.
* Fin.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
Lewis Short
(v. a.adv.) : līmo, āvi, ātum (arch. limassis, for limaveris, Caecil. Com. 140), 1, v. a. lima
* To file.
* Lit.: gemmis scalpendis atque limandis,Plin. 36, 7, 10, § 54.
* Transf.
* Trop.
* To rub, whet: cornu ad saxa limato,Plin. 8, 20, 29, § 71; hence, limare caput cum aliquo,to kiss,Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 40; id. Poen. 1, 2, 82.
* In gen., to file, polish, finish: quaedam institui, quae limantur a me politius,Cic. Ac. 1, 1, 2: stilus hoc maxime ornat ac limat,id. de Or. 3, 49, 190: ut ars aliquid limare non possit,id. ib. 1, 25, 115: vir nostrorum hominum urbanitate limatus,id. N. D. 2, 29, 74.
* In partic.
* To investigate accurately, to clear of every thing superfluous: veritas ipsa limatur in disputatione,Cic. Off. 2, 10, 35: subtiliter mendacium,Phaedr. 3, 10, 49.
* Cum se ipse consulto ad minutarum causarum genera limaverit, has prepared one's self thoroughly for, Cic. Opt. Gen. Or. 3, 9.
* To file off, take away from, diminish: tantum alteri affinxit, de altero limavit,Cic. de Or. 3, 9, 36: de tua prolixa beneficaque natura limavit aliquid posterior annus,id. Fam. 3, 8, 8: commoda alicujus,Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 38: multum inde decoquent anni, multum ratio limabit,Quint. 2, 4, 7. —Hence, līmātus, a, um, P. a., polished, refined, elegant, fine, accurate: vir oratione maxime limatus,Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 180: jure madens, varioque togae limatus in usu,Mart. 7, 51, 5: pressum limatumque genus dicendi,Quint. 2, 8, 4; 11, 1, 3: Attici,id. 12, 10, 17.—Comp.: limatius dicendi genus,Cic. Brut. 24, 93: comis et urbanus fuerit limatior idem,Hor. S. 1, 10, 65: limatius ingenium,Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 21.—Hence, adv.: līmātē, finely, elegantly, accurately; comp.: limatius scriptum,Cic. Fin. 5, 5, 12: limatius quaerere,Amm. 15, 13, 2.
* To file.
* Lit.: gemmis scalpendis atque limandis,Plin. 36, 7, 10, § 54.
* Transf.
* Trop.
* To rub, whet: cornu ad saxa limato,Plin. 8, 20, 29, § 71; hence, limare caput cum aliquo,to kiss,Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 40; id. Poen. 1, 2, 82.
* In gen., to file, polish, finish: quaedam institui, quae limantur a me politius,Cic. Ac. 1, 1, 2: stilus hoc maxime ornat ac limat,id. de Or. 3, 49, 190: ut ars aliquid limare non possit,id. ib. 1, 25, 115: vir nostrorum hominum urbanitate limatus,id. N. D. 2, 29, 74.
* In partic.
* To investigate accurately, to clear of every thing superfluous: veritas ipsa limatur in disputatione,Cic. Off. 2, 10, 35: subtiliter mendacium,Phaedr. 3, 10, 49.
* Cum se ipse consulto ad minutarum causarum genera limaverit, has prepared one's self thoroughly for, Cic. Opt. Gen. Or. 3, 9.
* To file off, take away from, diminish: tantum alteri affinxit, de altero limavit,Cic. de Or. 3, 9, 36: de tua prolixa beneficaque natura limavit aliquid posterior annus,id. Fam. 3, 8, 8: commoda alicujus,Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 38: multum inde decoquent anni, multum ratio limabit,Quint. 2, 4, 7. —Hence, līmātus, a, um, P. a., polished, refined, elegant, fine, accurate: vir oratione maxime limatus,Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 180: jure madens, varioque togae limatus in usu,Mart. 7, 51, 5: pressum limatumque genus dicendi,Quint. 2, 8, 4; 11, 1, 3: Attici,id. 12, 10, 17.—Comp.: limatius dicendi genus,Cic. Brut. 24, 93: comis et urbanus fuerit limatior idem,Hor. S. 1, 10, 65: limatius ingenium,Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 21.—Hence, adv.: līmātē, finely, elegantly, accurately; comp.: limatius scriptum,Cic. Fin. 5, 5, 12: limatius quaerere,Amm. 15, 13, 2.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
Lewis Short
(verb) : līmo, āre, 2. limus
* To bemire, besmirch (in double sense, v. 2. limo, I. 2.): caput alicui,Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 82.
* † Līmo, ōnis, m., = λειμών, the Meadow, the name of a writing of Cicero, Suet. Vit. Ter.
* A Roman surname: C. Apronius Limo, Ascon. ap. Cic. Or. pro Scauro.
* To bemire, besmirch (in double sense, v. 2. limo, I. 2.): caput alicui,Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 82.
* † Līmo, ōnis, m., = λειμών, the Meadow, the name of a writing of Cicero, Suet. Vit. Ter.
* A Roman surname: C. Apronius Limo, Ascon. ap. Cic. Or. pro Scauro.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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